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Reflections On A Third Grade Social Studies Curriculum, Laura E. Gerrity
Reflections On A Third Grade Social Studies Curriculum, Laura E. Gerrity
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This curriculum study is a narrative account of a teacher and the social studies curriculum she uses with her third grade class. The curriculum is divided into two main parts. One is a study of the students' culture and family history which involves interviews with the children's parents, an examination of maps and literature from those cultures, and a description of the way the students experience the study through their writings, drawings, and conversation.
The second part of the study is an investigation of the students' neighborhood and community. Through interviews with community members, neighborhood walks, and their own observations, …